Nursing nipple



Patented June 2, 1931 V i 1 were JULIUS SCHIEID, OF NEW YORK N. Y.

meme mrrnn Application filed October 20, 1930. Serial No. 489,783.

This invention relates principally to rubber what is claimed and as indicated by the Vanipples such as are employed uponnursing riations between the 'difierent claims withbottles, and to other similar rubber articles. out departing from the spirit of the inven- In the manufacture of nipples and the like tion.

, from transparent rubber, it is highly desir- In the accompanying drawings forming 55 able that the name, trade-mark or brand of part of this specification: the manufacturer be applied to the nipples Figure 1 is a side elevation of one of the in order that their source of origin may be improved nipples.

carried thruout the channels of trade, not Figure 2 is a similar view, with the easlOonly as a guarantee of quality but also for ing of the nipple partly cut away and shown 60 facilitating the re-ordering of the goods. in sections, and with the reinforcing band Considerable difficulty has been experiillustrated in the elevation. enced in the past in applyingatrade or brand Figure 3 is a view of a strip of rubber name to the nipple, as it has not been genera-ladapted for forming the reinforcing bands.

ly regarded as possible to stamp the brand Figure 4 is a view showing the 'reinforc- 65 or trade name in ink or other pigments on ing hands after they have been rolled into, either the outside or the inside of the nipple. tubular form.

There is a grave liability involved-in either Like reference numerals indicate correcourse of procedure. If the brand name or spending parts in the dilierent figures of the trade-mark is stamped on the outside of the drawings.

nipple, the nursing child is likely to come lheimproved nipple of this invention comin contact with it and thus run the danger prises the nipple proper, 1, and the reinforcof being made ill by some of the ingredients ing neck band 2. of the pigment or ink employed in the letter- The neck band preferably is formed as ing. shown in Figure 3, wherein a strip of rubber Similarly, if the brandor trade-mark were has a trade-mark or brand stamped on the printed or stamped on the inside of the nipvarious sections thereof, which sections are ple there would be danger'of contaminating then cut off along the dotted line and rolled the contents of the bottle. into tubular form and vulcanized in any Also a further objection would arise in suitable manner inside of the neck part 3 of 80 both cases, from the fact that the sterilizathe nipple.

' tion of the nipple or the subjection of it to The result is that the brand name or printhigh degrees of heat would result in the deing is vulcanized in between the reinforcing facing or wearing away of the trade-mark or band 2 and the neck portion 3, so that thebrand name. trade-mark or brand name is disclosed to 35 The object of the present invention is to sight thru the transparent material of the overcome the foregoing objections and difnipple and yet the letters or ink are thorficulties, and this is attained by providing oughly insulated from both the outside and means for marking the brand or trade name 'the inside of the nipple and may not be re- 40 of the nipple thereon in such manner that moved therefrom by contact with the lips or it is permanent, wears as long as the nipple, with hot fluids or thru the process of handling and is absolutely sanitary as regards both the bottle or applying the nipple thereto. the mouth of the. child and the contents of Bymaking thenipple in the manner herethe bottle. tofore described the trade-mark or brand The invention resides in the combination becomes a non-effaceable part of thenipple and arrangement of parts and the details of and its life is co-incident with the life of the construction as hereinafter described andnipple. V claimed, it being understood that changes What is claimed as new is in the embodiment of the invention herein 1. A rubber nipple comprised of a body,

disclosed may be made within the scope of and a neck portion, said neck portion being transparent, a reinforcing neck band vulcanized with the neck portion of the nipple and carrying thereon indicia printed in ingredi- I ents which are insulated both exteriorly and interiorly of the nipple, said indicia being exposed to view through said transparent portion;

2. A rubber nipple having a transparent portion, and a remforcing band vulcanized 10 with said portion of the nipple andcarrying thereon indicia rinted in ingredients which are insulated bot exteriorly and interiorly of the nipple, said indieia being exposed to view through said transparent portion.

15 JULIUS SCHMID. 

